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■ Mineworkers are routinely tasked with making critically important decisions about whether or not a hazard presents an imminent danger. Researchers from the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health collected formative data to investigate mine safety professional perspectives on workplace examinations, which revealed a potential gap in how mineworkers are assessing risk. During interviews, participants revealed not having a systematic methodology for mineworkers to use to determine if a hazard is considered imminent danger. In this paper, we identify and describe three distinct categories of imminent danger complexity and discuss potential steps that could lead to improved identification of imminent danger situations. Finally, we identify potential practices to incorporate into risk management efforts, including feedback, communication and specialized training, to increase awareness of imminent danger situations.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S). Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. Division of Select Agents and Toxins.. United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Agriculture Select Agent Program..

Published:

9/14/17

Description:

The Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) has developed a spreadsheet that outlines categories of inspection regulatory departures grouped according to the level of severity, as well as related enforcement options that may be applied. The intention of ...

Introduction : Identifying at-risk groups is a challenge in post-disaster psychosocial response. Geospatial techniques can support the design and deployment of targeted and tailored interventions. This study compared spatial patterns in the distribut...

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Hazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance Branch.

Published:

June 2000

Series:

DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2000-132

Description:

"The pamphlet explained the operation of the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Program by offering descriptions of the ways in which employees, authorized representatives of employees, or employers can request an evaluation of possible hazardous c...

You can do many things to protect yourself and your family from the dangers a volcanic eruption can cause. The best way to do protect yourself and your family is to follow the advice of local officials. Local authorities will provide you with informa...